divan

(di van′; for 1, also di vän′; for 2 & 3, also dī′van′)

noun

in the Ottoman Empire,
1. a council of state or the room in which it was held
2. the audience chamber of a government office
a large, low couch or sofa, usually without armrests or back
a coffee room, café, or smoking room

Origin: Turk dīwān < Pers, orig., bundle of written sheets, hence accounts, customhouse, council room, appropriate furniture

See divan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A long backless sofa, especially one set with pillows against a wall.
also (dī-vănˈ)
a. A counting room, tribunal, or public audience room in Muslim countries.
b. The seat used by an administrator when holding audience.
c. A government bureau or council chamber.
also (dī-vănˈ) A coffeehouse or smoking room.
also (dī-vănˈ) A book of poems, especially one written in Arabic or Persian by a single author.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Turkish

Origin: , from Persian dīvān, place of assembly, roster

Origin: , probably from Old Iranian *dipivahanam, document house

Origin: : Old Persian dipī-, writing, document (from Akkadian ṭuppu, tablet, letter, from Sumerian dub)

Origin: + Old Persian vahanam, house; see wes-¹ in Indo-European roots

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